Pocket for golf-bags



J. H. SMITH.

POCKET FOR GOLF BAGS.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. I, 1916.

Patented June 10, 1919.

IN VEN TOR.

A TTORNEYS.

JOHN HUNTER SMITH, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

POCKET FOR GOLF-BAGS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 10, 1919.

Application filed November 1, 1916 Serial No. 128,927.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN HUNTER SMITH, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented new and useful Improvements in Pockets for Golf-Bags, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to receptacles designed for carrying golf sticks, and its object is to provide such a receptacle with a pocket of novel and improved construction, and designed to hold a number of golf balls, the pocket having a transparent portion so that the balls may be seen without opening the pocket.

In order that the invention may be better understood, reference is had to the accompanying drawing forming a part of this specification, and in said drawing- Figure 1 is a perspective view of the bag and the ball pocket;

Fig. 2 is an elevation of the pocket;

Fig. 3 is a vertical section thereof, and

Fig. I is a perspective view of the frame on which the pocket is built up.

Referring specifically to the drawing A denotes a golf bag to which the invention is applied. The bag is equipped, on the outside, with a pocket in which a number of golf balls B may be conveniently carried. The pocket has a front wall 5, and side walls 6 which have a curved connecting portion 6 forming the bottom of the pocket. The walls 6 and 6" have at their inner edges a lateral outstanding flange 7 for attachment to the bag A by stitching, as shown at 8, it being however understood, that any other method of connecting the pocket to the bag may be employed.

The front wall 5 of the pocket has a large opening 9 in which is fixed a sheet 10 of celluloid or other suitable transparent ma- Copies of this patent may be obtained for terial. The pocket therefore has a front sight opening so that the balls B may be easily seen and counted.

The pocket is open at the top, and is here provided with a closure or cover 12 hinged to the pocket by a leather or other flexible strip 13 at one end. The opposite end of the cover is provided with a shackle 14, which latter, in connection with a staple 14 mounted on the side wall of the pocket, and a padlock 15, serve to prevent theft of the balls from the pocket.

Fig. A shows a frame of heavy wire mesh which forms a skeleton on which the pocket is built up the frame being shaped to conform to the shape of the pocket, and providing a reinforcement so that the pocket will retain its shape. The frame is composed of sides 17 connected at the bottom by a curve 18, and at the top, the frame has front and rear cross bars 19' extending between the sides 17 and reinforcing the corresponding top edges of the pocket. A reinforcing frame of any suitable material may be provided, and the front of the frame may be covered with a fine wire netting, shown dotted at 20 as a substitute for the transparent sheet 10. In either construction, the sight opening is not obstructed by the cover 12, by reason of the construction and mounting of the latter.

I claim:

A pocket comprising a wire mesh frame having an open front, and opposite side walls integrally connected at the bottom by a curved portion, front and rear cross pieces connecting the sidewalls at the top, and a covering for said frame, with a transparent cover in the open front thereof.

In testimony whereof-l aflix my signature.

JOHN HUNTER SMITH.

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